Cost of living comparison
Belgrade is 73.6% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Belgrade instead of Russia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Russia
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
₽722.53
|
$9.31
RSD1,024
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₽437.68
|
$7.73
RSD850
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
₽79.08
|
$1.92
RSD212
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₽38.24
|
$1.32
RSD146
|
|
pay 34.5% more for groceries
Russia
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₽49.94
|
$0.71
RSD79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
₽410.80
|
$4.45
RSD490
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₽324.46
|
$5.62
RSD618
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
₽118.87
|
$2.55
RSD280
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₽166.95
|
$3.19
RSD351
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽57.45
|
$0.52
RSD57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
₽52.15
|
$0.84
RSD93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
₽61.80
|
$0.75
RSD83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
₽96.16
|
$0.80
RSD88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
₽27.74
|
$0.44
RSD48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₽23.61
|
$0.33
RSD37
|
|
pay 98.9% more for transportation
Russia
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₽221.51
|
$6.57
RSD723
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
₽1,806.35
|
$30.48
RSD3,355
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
₽2,914,246.66
|
$25,973.40
RSD2,858,404
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
₽318.01
|
$9.48
RSD1,043
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Russia
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
₽612.39
|
$26.25
RSD2,889
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
₽28,961.37
|
$804.75
RSD88,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
₽20,006.65
|
$533.56
RSD58,719
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
₽6,518.28
|
$124.34
RSD13,684
|
|
pay 42.8% more for childcare
Russia
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
₽20,569.83
|
$308.79
RSD33,983
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
₽438,060.82
|
$6,830.61
RSD751,717
|
|
pay 39.6% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
₽144.96
|
$2.33
RSD256
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
₽161.66
|
$2.01
RSD221
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₽208.43
|
$3.82
RSD420
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
₽2,944.75
|
$31.87
RSD3,507
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
₽379.03
|
$6.52
RSD717
|
|
pay 18.7% more for clothing
Russia
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
₽5,865.90
|
$81.61
RSD8,982
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
₽3,681.13
|
$34.64
RSD3,812
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
₽7,385.09
|
$94.50
RSD10,400
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
₽7,960.83
|
$117.63
RSD12,946
|
|
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